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Functional beverage brand Dirty Lemon announced today that it will discontinue sales of its cannabidiol (CBD) infused SKU, +cbd, until the regulatory framework around hemp-derived CBD is clarified on a federal and state level.

San Diego-based beverage company Villager Goods is setting its sights on the kids market with Little Villager, a new line of low-sugar and organic beverages which launched in nearly 300 Target locations across the country last month.

Pivoting to embrace its growing e-commerce and high-pressure processing (HPP) business, Nutrifresh has shut down in-house juice manufacturing operations at its Edison, N.J.-based production facility.

Vive Organic has closed a $7 million Series A funding round led by PowerPlant Ventures, as the cold-pressed juice shot maker looks to continue building out its staff while expanding distribution.

With the major trade shows of the year behind us, October’s new product launches saw emerging brands announce line extensions while new companies debuted innovative and on-trend products such as meal replacements and cannabidiol (CBD) infused drinks.

The plant-based snack brand will serve as the first investment in the HIVE, PepsiCo's new emerging brands unit within its North American Nutrition group.

Investment fund VMG and Asian venture firm Hillhouse Capital announced today that the two firms will each allocate $100 million of capital to co-invest in consumer brands that hope to expand their global outreach -- particularly in China.

Keurig Dr Pepper has signed an agreement with Danone Waters of America (DWA) to sell, distribute and merchandise evian in the United States, the two companies announced in a joint statement this afternoon.